
The networks have announced
their fall schedules, but which of the series will actually be worth watching? Throughout the summer, as I watch the pilots, I'll be posting
my first impressions. A lot can change before a show makes it to air, so these aren't comprehensive reviews, just quick thoughts on how the shows look now.

Sure, the whole
scratch-and-sniff ad thing was revolutionary ... yesterday. We're way beyond that now.

CBS is joining
ABC and
NBC by giving us video previews of its new fall shows. Some info on the
new series is over at the network's
fall preview site, but I've got all the clips and photos right here — including a special look at Hugh Jackman singing in the first episode of "Viva Laughlin"! Check it out:
One more "Viva" clip, plus clips from the other shows and a ton of pictures, so read more
"Viva Laughlin"
This clip features Ripley (Lloyd Owen) singing "Viva Las Vegas" as he dances around his casino.

I usually think of CBS as the most boring and reserved of all the networks, but it might be getting a bit of an image makeover come fall. Announcing its new shows at today's
upfronts, the network introduced some fairly unconventional dramas — including a musical, a vampire show, and a series about 1970s swingers — plus one comedy and one reality show. The network's president said the goal this year was "to be daring and different," and with
"Viva Laughlin" alone (pictured above), I'd say they've got that covered.